Some of you may know that I recently picked up a new roleplaying system recently. The Burning Wheel is an independently published system; there isn't a company like WotC or SJ Games behind it, but there does seem to be a somewhat active community, between the forums and wiki, and the creator is definitely involved in both ( Read more... )

I get to play in Saltmarsh today, which should be a lot of fun. The DM told me, "You guys are so screwed." To which I replied, "I'm quite used to it; I played in your other campaign, remember?" I kind of know what's happening, as the other campaign took place AFTER these events and some of the other characters went through this, and were talking ( Read more... )

In a good old tradition, I am stealing from kiraya and wolviepris - what would my family be if they were D&D characters?
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Written in response to wolviepris's request: After playing D&D with you for years, I want to see you write a roleplaying post. Favorite games, characters, fluff and crunch bits too. Bonus points for some stories before you met us.

( Warning: Long Post Ahead )

One of the classes I'm taking is a combination literature/philosophy class, and for this class we have a list of questions that we're learning about and considering.

( Beginning of the list . . . )

So we're in this scary dungeon of no exits, and we come to this place where our elf hears a bit of scraping... the wall seems thin, the barbarian bashes it in, and there is a gnome on the other side. With a spoon. He's dug an entire cavern trying to get out using only a spoon, and gone slightly insane doing it (our bard pointed an arrow at his eye ( Read more... )

Back on campus, hence back to my own comp - huzzah! I've missed it ( Read more... )

Just because kiraya did it . . . now everyone else can jump on the bandwagon and post their answers ^_^

My journal is called _____ because _____.
My subtitle is _____ because _____.
My friends page is called _____ because _____.
My username is ____ because _____.
My default userpic is _____ because _____.
My name is listed as _____ because _____.

( My answers )

D&D was indeed awesome. It's all a matter of finding a good group, and the people I'm playing with now - just awesome ( Read more... )

D&D last night was indeed awesome, especially our hilariously crazy samurai - you can't have a party without one! Anyway, we spent a good deal of the time laughing at his antics, and he was very excited by the doors which "finally open the right way" - in his culture, they slide to the side instead of opening regularly. Just going through the tower ( Read more... )